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Ryan Vesce (C)

Worcester Sharks

Name:

Ryan Vesce

Number:

17

Position:

C

Shoots:

R

Height:

5-8

Weight:

175

Birthdate:

1982-04-07

Birth place:

Lloyd Harbor, NY

Biography

2008-09 Final Playoff Stats: 12gp 10 points (3-7-10) 22 penalty minutes and -2…. Recorded two assists in game 5 at Providence….recorded two assist and 12 pims (misconduct) in game 3 at Providence and was voted # 3 star… recorded an assist in game 1 at Providence… recorded an assist in game 6 vs. Hartford… had goal and assist in game 4 vs. Hartford…. scored first two AHL playoff goals including OTG in 2nd OT (1:07) and was #1 star in game 3 vs. Hartford… Final regular season stats- 67gp, 71 points (24 goals, 47 assists) with 28 penalty minutes … Fired 298 shots and was +4…Named team MVP… finished 13th in the AHL with 71 points, 2nd with nine game winning goals, and 1st with four OT goals…set franchise record with 17 game point streak (9-18-27) on Dec 29th through Feb 15th….Had an assist on 4/11 vs. Providence…Scored vs. Portland on 4/8…Had an assist vs. Hartford on 3/15…Scored goal and had an assist vs. Manchester on 3/14, #1 star…Netted a goal vs. Binghamton on 3/11…Recorded assist vs. Manchester on 3/8…Had an assist vs. Philadelphia on 3/6…Credited with an assist vs. Hartford on 3/ 4…Had goal vs. Springfield on 2/28…Had goal vs. Portland on 2/27…Credited with three assists vs. Lowell on 2/25, games #3 star…Had goal vs. Lowell on 2/22…Had goal and assist vs. W-B/Scranton on 2/15…Recorded an assist vs. Providence on 2/8…Had goal vs. Portland on 2/4, games number three star… Had assists in back to back games, vs. Providence 2/1 and vs. Portland 2/4…Credited for goal and assist vs. Springfield on 1/23, games number one star…Will play for Planet USA in AHL All-Star Classic in Worcester on 1/26 … Is riding an 11-game point streak (6-10=16) which is by far the most on the Sharks this season … Had two assists at Hershey (1/18), two goals at Norfolk (1/17), assist at Norfolk (1/16), and assist at Philadelphia (1/14) … Racked up a point in every game of Worcester’s season-high seven-game home stand: Assist vs. Lowell (1/10) and vs. Albany (1/9), goal vs. Hershey (1/4), assist vs. Lowell (1/3), goal and assist vs. Norfolk (1/2), assist vs. Houston (12/31), and two goals and an assist vs. Portland (12/29) … Had a four-game point streak in which he tallied six points (2g, 4a) dating 12/13-21: assist at Portland (12/21), goal and two assists vs. Manchester (12/20), assist vs. Hartford (12/14), goal at Lowell (12/13) … Had a three-game point streak dating 12/5-10 (2g, 2a): goal vs. Springfield (12/10), goal and assist vs. Portland (12/7), assist at Manchester (12/5) … Tallied a four-game point streak (3 goals, 3 assists) from 11/26-11/30…Back-to-back games with an assist at Springfield, vs. Norfolk (11/16, 11/19)…Credited with an assist vs. Manchester (11/1)… Had an assist in consecutive games (10/22, 10/24)…Scored game-winner in overtime vs. Providence (10/18)…Had an assist in each of the next two games (10/22, 10/24)…Had two assists in opener at Lowell (10/11)…2007-08: Led Helsinki in points and goals (T-5th in league)…Teammates with former Sharks forward Steve Guolla…2006-07: Fourth on the team in points and second in assists…Scored eight power play goals and two shorthanded…2005-06: Led team in points and power play goals…Finished 14th in the AHL and led team in assists…2004-05: Amongst league leaders, was T-4th in points, T-6th in assists and T-10th in goals…2003-04: Second on Cornell in points…2002-03: Finished 25th in the nation in points per game (1.25)….Named to the ECAC Second Team All-Conference…T-8th in the nation in game-winning goals (five)…Teammates with current Sharks defenseman Douglas Murray…2001-02: Fourth on team in points and assists…2000-01: T-5th amongst ECAC freshmen in points.